I have a fun project to share with you today. These are necklaces that I made out of washers (the kind you pick up from the hardware store.) I was looking for an inexpensive project that some ladies from my church could do. You would never know that these are inexpensive to make because they look so awesome.
Here are the supplies you will need:
Washers (mine had 1/2" holes)
twine or cord
two sizes of circle punches
ultra thick embossing powder
Versamark ink pad
embossing gun
patterned paper
beads
glue
Here's how you make them:
1. Make your paper ring. What I did is I took the two smallest circle punches I had, made my paper ring, and then took my ring to Home Deopt with me to match it up with a washer. Washers come in all sorts of sizes so it's a lot easier to match up your punches to the washer than vice-versa.
2. Glue the paper ring onto the washer.
3. Press the paper-side onto the Versamark ink pad and then sprinkle on your embossing powder. Make it thick!
4. Emboss your washer. It will be HOT, wait a few minutes before you pick it up again. If you have dimples, you can do a second coat of embossing powder. Note: you can also use Diamond Glaze or Glossy Accents instead of embossing powder. I just like the embossing powder because it's faster. And I like embossing stuff. ;)
5. Tie the washer onto your cord, add a bead, and tie a square knot.
That's it! Super fun and easy. My daughter and I have been making these for her friends.
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